[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 21]
[Senate]
[Page 29770]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           NOTICE OF HEARING


                Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations

  Mr. LEVIN. Mr. President, I would like to announce for the 
information of the Senate and the public that the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs will hold a hearing entitled, ``Medicaid 
Providers That Cheat on Their Taxes and What Can Be Done About It.'' 
More than 30,000 Medicaid providers owe more than $1 billion in unpaid 
Federal taxes, according to a recent investigation conducted by the 
Government Accountability Office at the request of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations. The GAO study included only 7 States, 
which means the total number of Medicaid providers that cheat on their 
taxes could be considerably higher. The Subcommittee's November 14 
hearing will cover the extent of the problem, as well as possible 
solutions. Witnesses for the upcoming hearing will include 
representatives of the Government Accountability Office, the Internal 
Revenue Service, the Financial Management Service, and the Centers for 
Medicare and Medicaid Services. A final witness list will be available 
Friday, November 9, 2007.
  The Subcommittee hearing is scheduled for Wednesday, November 14, 
2007, at 2:30 p.m., in room 342 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building. 
For further information, please contact Elise Bean of the Permanent 
Subcommittee on Investigations at 224-9505.

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